High-profile AFL players, including Melbourne’s Ben Brown, have refused to have their image used by the AFL’s lucrative wagering partner, for ethical and other reasons.

Research shows boys who go to a private school are almost four times more likely than those educated in the government system to be on an AFL list. The national draft will reinforce the trend.

As Novak Djokovic aims for an extraordinary ninth Australian Open title, Paul McNamee says the world No.1 has a big heart and good intentions but has been treated outrageously by the ATP.

The documentary is a powerful portrait of a three-year period, not only in the vexed public life of Goodes, but in the Australian media and society.

Network Ten and their streaming partner Paramount Plus are making a joint bid for the entire AFL broadcasting package from the end of 2024.

In the expected event that he holds his place in the Demons side, Michael Hibberd says he will be representing a host of former teammates: the Essendon 34.

Collingwood player Jaidyn Stephenson's moment of betting stupidity could be the catalyst for the AFL finally to kick its addiction to gambling revenue.

The frenzy of AFL visibly slows when the Collingwood captain has the ball. He calls it releasing teammates "into time and space". Teammates and experts have their own theories. What is behind the...

The player concerned isn’t Patrick Cripps, despite the co-captain’s mastery of the stoppages in his eight seasons in the AFL. Not the flint-hard Andrew McKay, who captained the club and was a...

The Essendon fans who trek to the Gabba next round may boo Joe Daniher for desertion. But they shouldn’t, and not only because he’s a second-generation member of the adored Riverina clan.

The vast majority of Collingwood’s 82,000 members can’t participate in the club’s elections, contradicting the club’s own self-image.

All AFL players, coaches and umpires will observe a moment’s silence in a statement honouring the victims of violence against women in this weekend’s round of AFL games.

The Magpies have added a further two years to the tenure of Craig McRae, while Scott Pendlebury, 35, has agreed to a one-year contract for 2024, his 19th in the AFL.

This experience of watching old games during lockdown has given me a new perspective and benchmark to compare to today's footy.

Two well-placed sources, with knowledge of the investigation, have confirmed the AFL is moving to wind down the probe into alleged racism.

Carlton are expected to appoint former Brisbane star and AFL academy coach Luke Power to the club's coaching panel.

Clubs want fans to fork out for memberships, but they do not want members determining who runs the club.

Danny Frawley's send-off encapsulated the life of the man: It was raw and passionate, funny and irreverent. It brought so many people together, yet was underpinned by an immense sadness.

Many who hold this "zero tolerance" view, alas, seem to have little regard for the facts, nor for expert opinion.

The father of West Coast defender Tom Cole was close to death in a Bendigo hospital. Shortly before Russell Cole died, he received a visit and short message from Adam Simpson.

Why do so many of the game’s most valuable players receive little recognition in “football’s greatest individual honour”?

The farm boy who has grown from the smallest player in his team to the AFL's biggest midfielder and from draft-camp dawdler to being a part of conversations about who is the league's best player.

The Collingwood great sat in front of a projector screen and revealed his fears - that this would 2018 all over again - and the conversations with coaches, teammates and umpires behind a modern...